2025-26 Winter Wednesday 4 – Jackson Park Golf Course
Welcome to the third event in the 2025-26 Winter Wednesday training series on Jackson Park Golf Course in Seattle. We offer an Easier and a Harder course. The Easier course will be suitable for orienteers with less experience navigating at night and can be completed by staying on the golf cart paths. The Harder course will be a significant step up and, given the open (but not-so-flat) nature of the terrain, is designed to encourage direct routes between controls. The Harder course crosses many golf cart paths but rarely follows them. If you want to take an All Control maps and use it as a Score-O (or design-your-own course), that is also a possibility. Please respect all Out-of-Bounds areas.
The restaurant, with a typical pub menu, is expected to be open until 9 PM for our après O’ dining pleasure.
Please see the Winter Wednesdays series page for more on the goals and philosophy of these events.
Instruction and coaching happily provided on request.
COURSES
Course designer(s): Mike Schuh
Course distances will be provided here once the courses are finalized.
Meanwhile, here are the estimated distances:
ESTIMATED
Easier – 1+ km
Harder – 3-4 km
Create Your Own Course (Score): as long as you want, just finish by 8:30 PM.
How are courses measured?
Courses are measured as the crow flies, in a direct line from control to control. Unless you have wings, you will travel farther than this distance! Courses are measured in kilometers, so a good rule of thumb is to simply round up to miles to estimate how far you will go. So in a 5 kilometer race, you’ll likely travel up to 5 miles.
COURSE NOTES
Check back later for special notes from the Course Designer(s).
SCHEDULE
4:43 pm – Sunset (or there abouts)
5:18 pm – End of civil twilight
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Start window (no assigned start times)
8:30 pm – Course closure
Report to Finish by 8:30 pm even if you have to abandon your course.
Why is there a start window?
This event uses an interval start, which means that participants are started in waves instead of all at once. When you arrive at the start tent, find the chute for your course and follow the start volunteer’s instructions.
PRICES
PRE-REGISTRATION PRICES
$12 base price
– subtract $4 for Cascade OC members
Participating as a group? Just $5 for each additional adult (18+) group
member, no cost for additional minors. Max group size is 3 including the group leader.
The Winter Wednesdays events will not use electronic punching.
SIGN UP
Online pre-registration closes: Tuesday, February 10th, at 11:59 PM
Day-of-event registration will not be available.
LOCATION
DIRECTIONS
Street address is 1000 NE 135th St, Seattle. From I-5 head east on NE 145th St, turn south (right) on 15th Ave NE, and then turn west (right) on NE 135th St (traffic light). Parking lot is a fifth of a mile, on the right. Alternatively, from the Northgate area, head north on Roosevelt Way NE, continue straight across NE 125th St (now on 10th Ave NE) about half a mile to the parking lot.
For those who like numbers: 47.7272, -122.3166 Or maybe 551240 5286207?
PARKING
The main parking area is behind the multicolored “Jackson Park” sign. Check in (and the Magnificent and Most Glorious Event Arena) will be through the gate at the northwest corner of the lot and up the hill toward the Pro Shop and cafe.
CARPOOL
Looking for a carpool? Join the club email group and share your request to find a ride.
OTHER METHODS
Metro Transit route 348 is available on 15th Ave. NE, the east side of the park.
THE MAP
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SAFETY & ETIQUETTE
Return to the Finish
All participants MUST return to the finish and download their e-punch or turn in their punch card.
Even if you have not finished your course, you must still return to the the finish and confirm with event staff that you have returned safely.
Out of Bounds
Some areas may be marked out of bounds. It is imperative to respect these boundaries to maintain our relationships with land managers. Participants MUST NOT go out of bounds. Any participant caught going out of bounds will be disqualified.
Course Closure
All participants MUST return to the finish by course closure time. If a participant does not return by course closure, event volunteers will begin coordinating a search party.
If you need a long time on the course, start as early in the start window as possible, wear a watch, and be prepared to cut your course short to make it back by the course closure time.
Whistle
All participants MUST carry a whistle on the course. Complimentary whistles are available at the start tent (please only take one).
If you are injured on the course and need assistance, blow three long blasts to call for help.
If you hear a call for help, abandon your course to find the person in distress.
Voices
Part of the fun and fairness of orienteering is navigating your own course, so please be polite when you find a checkpoint and don’t holler that you’ve found it.
